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AI’s Hidden Cost: How to Audit Your Microsoft 365 Copilot Usage to Avoid Massive Licensing Waste

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the business world by storm, pushing organizations of all sizes to adopt new tools that boost efficiency and sharpen their competitive edge. Among these tools, Microsoft 365 Copilot rises to the top, offering powerful productivity support through its seamless integration with the familiar Office 365 environment.

In the push to adopt new technologies and boost productivity, many businesses buy licenses for every employee without much consideration. That enthusiasm often leads to “shelfware”, AI tools and software that go unused while the company continues to pay for them. Given the high cost of these solutions, it’s essential to invest in a way that actually delivers a return on investment.

Because you can’t improve what you don’t measure, a Microsoft 365 Copilot audit is...

The Smarter Way to Vet Your SaaS Integrations

Your business runs on a SaaS (software-as-a-service) application stack, and you learn about a new SaaS tool that promises to boost productivity and streamline one of your most tedious processes. The temptation is to sign up for the service, click “install,” and figure out the rest later. This approach sounds convenient, but it also exposes you to significant risk.

Each new integration acts as a bridge between different systems, or between your data and third-party systems. This bridging raises data security and privacy concerns, meaning you need to learn how to vet new SaaS integrations with the seriousness they require. 

Protecting Your Business from Third-Party Risk

A weak link can lead to compliance failures or, even worse, catastrophic data...

How to Use Conditional Access to Grant and Revoke Contractor Access in 60 Minutes

Managing contractor logins can be a real headache. You need to grant access quickly so work can begin, but that often means sharing passwords or creating accounts that never get deleted. It’s the classic trade-off between security and convenience, and security usually loses. What if you could change that? Imagine granting access with precision and having it revoked automatically, all while making your job easier.

You can, and it doesn’t take a week to set up. We’ll show you how to use Entra Conditional Access to create a self-cleaning system for contractor access in roughly sixty minutes. It’s about working smarter, not harder, and finally closing that security gap for good.

The Financial and Compliance Case for Automated Revocation

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